Listowel Lartigue Monorail
An outdoor museum in Listowel
The Lartigue Monorail was the only monorail in the world to operate successfully on a commercial basis It ran from Listowel to Ballybunion in County Kerry between 1888 and 1924.
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The Lartigue Monorail was the only monorail in the world to operate successfully on a commercial basis It ran from Listowel to Ballybunion in County Kerry between 1888 and 1924.
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Summary and location information adapted from Fáilte Ireland’s Tourism Activities and Attractions dataset, accessed 7 September 2026. Source: https://data.gov.ie/dataset/tourism-activities-and-attractions. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Check the venue’s own website for current visitor arrangements.
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